Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Food Network
Again, things have been slow here lately. We went to the Gerson's for dinner Friday night. It is funny that we live so close to them but really don't run into them too often now that Danya and Tamar aren't in school. We really need to make plans to see them. We had a great time and had to drag the kids home because they didn't want to leave. For Shabbat lunch we went to the Siltons. Since the weather was so beautiful we ate outside. We stayed until about an hour before Shabbat ended. The other day I was watching the cooking channel(which we don't usually get but the cable company hasn't been great and as a way of saying thank you everyone is getting a whole bunch of channels free for 3 months) and Danya came up and watched with me. First of all she got really hungry watching. Second, as they were putting the food on the plate and garnishing it with fresh berries and sauces Danya commented "Wow, that is so pretty!". Obviously I am no gourmet!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Sushi and Facebook
OK, it has obviously been a while since my last post. A few highlights since the last post:
A week ago I had to go into my office in Ramat Gan for a meeting. On the way back I stopped at a sushi restaurant and picked up some lunch for me and Lisa. Danya was hungry when she came home from school and decided to try a sushi. She loved it! She ate 3 pieces and asked me to buy some for her next time I get some!
I think Michali wanted some too!
Also, the kids were playing baseball in the backyard the other day and Jordy insisted on wearing the batting gloves that Danny left here, how cute is that!
In other news, Gila Needle just introduced me to the wonders of Facebook and now I am addicted!!! For those of you who aren't familiar, it is to college kids what AOL was to us. It is basically a networking thing but it is unbelievable how many people you can find from years ago! Warning-it can be highly addictive!
A week ago I had to go into my office in Ramat Gan for a meeting. On the way back I stopped at a sushi restaurant and picked up some lunch for me and Lisa. Danya was hungry when she came home from school and decided to try a sushi. She loved it! She ate 3 pieces and asked me to buy some for her next time I get some!
I think Michali wanted some too!
Also, the kids were playing baseball in the backyard the other day and Jordy insisted on wearing the batting gloves that Danny left here, how cute is that!
In other news, Gila Needle just introduced me to the wonders of Facebook and now I am addicted!!! For those of you who aren't familiar, it is to college kids what AOL was to us. It is basically a networking thing but it is unbelievable how many people you can find from years ago! Warning-it can be highly addictive!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Free Stuff
This morning, after getting the kids out the door, I went with Lisa(and Michali who has started pronouncing my name very well) for a tour of Modiin/grocery shopping. I showed her where a few places are so that she will know how to get there. Then I went with her to the store to show her all the good things to buy. I got home a few minutes before Danya was due to arrive. I quickly threw dinner into the Crockpot. Then the phone rang that she was at Daniella's and could she stay and play. So I had until 4 free. I spent about a half hour cleaning the kitchen which needed an overhaul. I picked up Jordy and Ariella came home with us. They played nicely. Josh came home from mincha with Danya, who had been at her Chug Torani(Torah/educational activity?)at the shul. Then I ran a few quick errands. On the way home I heard the radio announcer ask if anyone wanted a free coffee mug they should call in. Since I was already holding my phone and I love free stuff(who doesn't???)I figured why not. So I called in...and won. They talked to me on the air I will be receiving a free coffee mug courtesy of 93.6 RAM FM, middle eastern radio station! Of course Jordy wouldn't touch the dinner I made(why do I even try???). Danya was brave and took a bite and then declared "it is not the taste for me". Danya is very sensitive to peoples feelings and has decided this is the best thing to say so that people who do like something won't think she is making fun of them, rather stating that she is different. Danya had bologna and Jordy ate Cheerios. After dinner I headed to work and have been very busy all night.
Did I mention that I got a new camera before the chaggim? I bought it because it is small and compact so I can keep it in my purse and take pictures all the time. I even bought a second rechargeable battery so I will never miss a photo. Guess where the camera and battery are? On my desk next to my computer. I probably should work on putting it in the purse so I can actually use it!
Did I mention that I got a new camera before the chaggim? I bought it because it is small and compact so I can keep it in my purse and take pictures all the time. I even bought a second rechargeable battery so I will never miss a photo. Guess where the camera and battery are? On my desk next to my computer. I probably should work on putting it in the purse so I can actually use it!
Monday, October 08, 2007
2 Trips to the Bank
This morning Josh and I spent about an hour sorting out and filing all the old mail and papers that had been piling up. Then we attempted to go to the bank. I say attempted because when we got there and saw the line was 30 people long we decided it just wasn't worth it. We then went grocery shopping and came home with about 5 minutes to eat something before we both left to pick up kids. Josh got Jordy and I picked up Danya to take her to a doctors appointment. She had a scar on her arm from falling but last week it turned into this gross rash that itched. After a week with hydro cortisone nothing changed so we brought her to the doctor. The problem is that for some reason Danya hates the doctor here. She has been to her about 3 times and none of her visits were invasive or included shots, so I am not sure why. Maybe because she is a proper British woman rather than laid back, funny Dr. Goldberg? Anyhow after looking the doctor started a sentence saying "When a rash like this is scratched..." and at that point Danya burst into tears saying "I try not to scratch it". I think she thought she was in trouble. Bottom line is Danya has ringworm(which is a fungal infection) and we have a few antibiotic creams to make it better. We came home and Danya did her English homework and then I brought her to English. On the way back I picked up Ezra Silton who was coming over to play with Jordy. After English I took Danya to Modiin to pick up the medicine and try the bank again. There were only 3 people in line(and it still took a half hour). The good news was 2 people behind me was the woman who I used to go to for pedicures. Last time I tried calling her I got a message saying the phone number had been disconnected. I was so happy to get her new phone number! After that I brought the boys to Karate class and Danya and I stopped to buy her a school sweatshirt as it is going to get cold soon! Came home, fed the kids and headed to work!
Simchat Torah and Beyond
Last Wednesday my parents took the kids to Eretz Nehederet(aka. the fun place) while Josh and I stayed home getting ready for Chag. On Wednesday night, after going shul hopping, we had dinner at the shul across the street. It was really nice and I only had to make a dessert. On Thursday, again after shul hoping, we ate lunch at Rimon shul. Another good meal that I didn't have to cook! Good thing we became members of both shuls! Thursday night I attempted going to the grocery store however it was closed. After that my mom and I went to the basketball court for Hakafot Shniot. We did a little dancing, a lot of socializing and were there a while. On Friday my mom went with me to the grocery store. Then we came home and I cooked. The kids were happy playing all day. The Balsams came for dinner and stayed late(Jordy asked to go to bed before they left). Shabbat day we did the same, the Balsams staying all day and the kids playing(sometimes nicely). After Shabbat my parents babysat while Josh and I went out to dinner(because we hadn't eaten enough in the past few weeks!). When we came home we played some pool(I defiantly get my pool skills from my parents). We said our goodbyes as my parents were leaving at 2:15am and we weren't staying up to send them off(sorry!). Sunday morning we jumped right back into things-Danya and Jordy went to school and late in the morning all the craziness of the past few weeks caught up with me so I took a nice nap! The kids returned from school and played Leapster most of the afternoon. Danya also did her homework. The kids had dinner and some ice cream for dessert since we had some leftover from Sukkot.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Succkot
On Wednesday I have no recollection of what we did but I am sure it involved cleaning and cooking. I did catch a picture of my Dad vacuuming the living room rug. See, he does help sometimes!
On Wednesday Aviah came to stay with us for Yom Tov(which for her was 3 days while for us it was one, Chol Hamoid and Shabbat). On Wednesday night we ate dinner in our sukkah(nope, it didn't fall over)with Aviah and the Balsams. Josh also slept in the sukkah.
He wasn't so happy when the Arab village called to prayer at 3:45am over their loudspeakers and woke him up. On Thursday my mom and I got the kids ready for shul and we were about to head out when my Dad and Josh returned since shul was over. We then all headed to Vered and David Klein who live across the street from my parents house. We had a great time at their house and stayed very long! From there I took Jordy to the Rotter home for Ariella's birthday party. Jordy was happy to see her(as usual). Right before Yom Tov ended we came home. After Havdalah we fed the kids in the sukkah and put them to bed.
On Friday we let the kids have friends over since I was home cooking. Danya had Tamar over and Jordy had Ariella. They all played nicely and allowed me to get Shabbat cooking done.
Friday night we were our core group(us, my parents and the Balsams) plus Aviah and Max(who was staying at Lori's) and Josh's cousin Yoni from Beit Shemesh. We had a nice dinner and afterward Bracha and Neil Rothner came over and we all sat around talking until around 11pm. Shabbat day my Mom and I made it to shul before it was over. We were the same group for lunch and we were in the sukkah until after 2. Some of us took short naps and others walks to the park. After Shabbat was over Josh and I decided to take advantage of all the babysitters in the house and we decided to go see a movie. We asked Aviah if she wanted to join us and she said she wanted to stay home. We then asked my parents if they wanted to go. They joined us but saw a different movie. We saw The Bourne Supremacy, which was a good movie, was the first we had see since Rent was in theaters(how lame are we???). Sunday morning I went to the grocery store quickly. When I returned Josh and I loaded up the kids and we headed to Yerushaliam. We were going to see the Sukkariah which was supposed to be a sukkah made out of candy(sukirah). Well guess what? It wasn't!
It was Sukkah made out of tarps and decorated with candy shaped decorations and it had bubble gum dispensers which had gum balls you could purchase for s shekel! Man was that a waste of time! The kids weren't as disappointed as I thought they would be(or as I was!). The only problem was that on the way back to the car Danya's gum ball fell out of her mouth and she had a tantrum. Sunday night Nocky and Ruanne came over for dinner. It had been a busy summer and we hadn't really seen them much since my in-laws were here so it was nice seeing them and catching up. On Monday my Dad had a meeting in Tel Aviv for work so my Mom came with us to the Safari in Ramat Gan. The entrance and exit to the Safari you drive through an open area with animals roaming free and they come up to your car. It was pretty cool. Even better than that was the inside which is a zoo. They really had a lot of animals and we had a great time. Highlights were the kids getting to go on pony rides and the train ride(mostly because at that point we had been walking for about 3 hours and we finally got to sit down for a half hour). Also, Danya nticed the mommy baboon was cleaning the baby baboon and Danya asked what it was doing. I told her it was cleaning it and she said maybe it is checking for lice! We have been here too long!!! 
We were there for around 5 hours. On the way out Josh took this picture of a Zebra that was standing outside his window. 
If he moved the camera any close I think the Zebra may have eaten it. When we got home the kids went right into the bath because we smelled like a zoo! The Geldman's and the Balsam family came over but Josh and I left them all with our kids and we went to Toody's BBQ(Jer-did I spell it right???) in Beit Shemeh. We had a great time, as usual. Josh really seemed to be enjoying himself when he remembered that Seth drove and he could have a few drinks. We left stuffed and tipsy which made for a funny car ride home with Seth and Lori(as the only sober one, I am not sure Seth really enjoyed the ride as much as the rest of us). Today Danya and I went out in the morning to run a bunch of birthday party related errands. We came home about 15 minutes before Ronna, Ira and Jenny Kellman arrived for lunch. It was really nice seeing them(although it would have been nice if they at least brought Maayan with them). After lunch my parents took the Kellman's to see their house. I made a cake and prepared fr Danya's 7th birthday party(her birthday is tomorrow). She was so happy when her friends started arriving. The kids had fun doing their art project and playing unwrap the prize. The also enjoyed the cake and sang "Afo Ha Ugah"(where is the cake) for Bubs even though she wasn't there. Danya was also excited to unwrap her birthday presents. After the party we were all kind of pooped out. Savta gave the kids dinner and got them into bed while Josh and I were working(thanks Savta!). Now I am all caught up until tomorrow! Anyone still reading???
On Wednesday Aviah came to stay with us for Yom Tov(which for her was 3 days while for us it was one, Chol Hamoid and Shabbat). On Wednesday night we ate dinner in our sukkah(nope, it didn't fall over)with Aviah and the Balsams. Josh also slept in the sukkah.
He wasn't so happy when the Arab village called to prayer at 3:45am over their loudspeakers and woke him up. On Thursday my mom and I got the kids ready for shul and we were about to head out when my Dad and Josh returned since shul was over. We then all headed to Vered and David Klein who live across the street from my parents house. We had a great time at their house and stayed very long! From there I took Jordy to the Rotter home for Ariella's birthday party. Jordy was happy to see her(as usual). Right before Yom Tov ended we came home. After Havdalah we fed the kids in the sukkah and put them to bed. 
On Friday we let the kids have friends over since I was home cooking. Danya had Tamar over and Jordy had Ariella. They all played nicely and allowed me to get Shabbat cooking done.
Friday night we were our core group(us, my parents and the Balsams) plus Aviah and Max(who was staying at Lori's) and Josh's cousin Yoni from Beit Shemesh. We had a nice dinner and afterward Bracha and Neil Rothner came over and we all sat around talking until around 11pm. Shabbat day my Mom and I made it to shul before it was over. We were the same group for lunch and we were in the sukkah until after 2. Some of us took short naps and others walks to the park. After Shabbat was over Josh and I decided to take advantage of all the babysitters in the house and we decided to go see a movie. We asked Aviah if she wanted to join us and she said she wanted to stay home. We then asked my parents if they wanted to go. They joined us but saw a different movie. We saw The Bourne Supremacy, which was a good movie, was the first we had see since Rent was in theaters(how lame are we???). Sunday morning I went to the grocery store quickly. When I returned Josh and I loaded up the kids and we headed to Yerushaliam. We were going to see the Sukkariah which was supposed to be a sukkah made out of candy(sukirah). Well guess what? It wasn't!
It was Sukkah made out of tarps and decorated with candy shaped decorations and it had bubble gum dispensers which had gum balls you could purchase for s shekel! Man was that a waste of time! The kids weren't as disappointed as I thought they would be(or as I was!). The only problem was that on the way back to the car Danya's gum ball fell out of her mouth and she had a tantrum. Sunday night Nocky and Ruanne came over for dinner. It had been a busy summer and we hadn't really seen them much since my in-laws were here so it was nice seeing them and catching up. On Monday my Dad had a meeting in Tel Aviv for work so my Mom came with us to the Safari in Ramat Gan. The entrance and exit to the Safari you drive through an open area with animals roaming free and they come up to your car. It was pretty cool. Even better than that was the inside which is a zoo. They really had a lot of animals and we had a great time. Highlights were the kids getting to go on pony rides and the train ride(mostly because at that point we had been walking for about 3 hours and we finally got to sit down for a half hour). Also, Danya nticed the mommy baboon was cleaning the baby baboon and Danya asked what it was doing. I told her it was cleaning it and she said maybe it is checking for lice! We have been here too long!!! 
We were there for around 5 hours. On the way out Josh took this picture of a Zebra that was standing outside his window. 
If he moved the camera any close I think the Zebra may have eaten it. When we got home the kids went right into the bath because we smelled like a zoo! The Geldman's and the Balsam family came over but Josh and I left them all with our kids and we went to Toody's BBQ(Jer-did I spell it right???) in Beit Shemeh. We had a great time, as usual. Josh really seemed to be enjoying himself when he remembered that Seth drove and he could have a few drinks. We left stuffed and tipsy which made for a funny car ride home with Seth and Lori(as the only sober one, I am not sure Seth really enjoyed the ride as much as the rest of us). Today Danya and I went out in the morning to run a bunch of birthday party related errands. We came home about 15 minutes before Ronna, Ira and Jenny Kellman arrived for lunch. It was really nice seeing them(although it would have been nice if they at least brought Maayan with them). After lunch my parents took the Kellman's to see their house. I made a cake and prepared fr Danya's 7th birthday party(her birthday is tomorrow). She was so happy when her friends started arriving. The kids had fun doing their art project and playing unwrap the prize. The also enjoyed the cake and sang "Afo Ha Ugah"(where is the cake) for Bubs even though she wasn't there. Danya was also excited to unwrap her birthday presents. After the party we were all kind of pooped out. Savta gave the kids dinner and got them into bed while Josh and I were working(thanks Savta!). Now I am all caught up until tomorrow! Anyone still reading???
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